The Selangor Turf Club will host the running of a race sponsored by world renowned auction house New Zealand Bloodstock on Sunday, 12 October 2025.
The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Open Championship offering prize money of RM300,000 is held in recognition of the New Zealand Bloodstock’s strong affiliation with the Selangor Turf Club and the Club’s commitment to support the Ready to Run Sale scheduled to be held at the Karaka Sales Centre on 12 and 13 November 2025. The sale’s Breeze Up to be conducted at Te Rapa Racecourse on 13 & 14 October.
New Zealand is acclaimed by thoroughbred experts the world over as the ultimate thoroughbred nursery. Its temperate climate, ample rainfall, rich soil, lush green pastures and the expertise of our great horsemen and women combine to make New Zealand the perfect environment for breeding and raising superior thoroughbred racehorses. The fact that New Zealand thoroughbreds consistently outperform their competition in every country they race is ideal testimony to this and New Zealand Bloodstock is proud to be the number one supplier of such thoroughbreds to the world.
Showcasing both quality and quantity, an exceptional selection of 480 youngsters will go through the Karaka sale ring on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 November. Boasting the right pedigrees, physiques and sale preparations, these two-year-olds follow in the footsteps of the incredible Ready to Run Sale roll of honour that has gone before them.
The 2025 Ready to Run Sale catalogue features the progeny of the biggest names in the stallion ranks in New Zealand, Hong Kong and Australia. 114 stallions are represented including Savabeel, Proisir, Per Incanto, Super Seth, Almanzor, Satono Aladdin, Shamexpress, Zoustar, I Am Invincible, Snitzel and more along with an incredible range of emerging and first season sires.
There are more than 90 siblings to black type performers, including War Machine, Lucky Patch, Amphitrite, Coeur Volante, Jungle Magnate, Globe, La Crique, Bonham, Full of Beauty, Asterix, Happy Archer and Turn Me Loose featured. Plus, close relations on offer to Alabama Lass, Lion’s Roar, Lucky Sweynesse, War Eternal, Forgot You, Fix and more.
The progeny of Group One-winning mares Miss Sentimental, Consensus, Fox Play and Anabandana are catalogued. Plus, two-year-olds out of 76 stakes-performed mares, such as Do Ra Mi, Invincible Star, Lilikoi, Miss Admiration, November Rain, Peace Force, Postmans Daughter, Puttanesca, Samovare, Villifye and more.
New Zealand Bloodstock Director of Business Development, Mr Mike Kneebone and New Zealand Thoroughbred Marketing (NZTM) Chief Executive Officer, Mr Andrew Birch will be representing New Zealand Bloodstock at the races this Sunday, 12 October 2025.
